Taga-ubos Ng Tirang Pagkain? It's Part Of Being A Mom (Even If It Means Weight Gain)

If you're a parent, you've probably looked at leftover food or milk and thought, what would I do with this? 

There's a pamahiin that says when you eat your child's leftover food, you will be at your little one's beck and call. 'Magiging sunod-sunuran daw sa bata," one mom said. 

But the majority of moms in the Smart Parenting Village Facebook Group does. They love leftover Cerelac cereal or Cerelac Puffs, Dutch Mill yogurt milk, Yakult, Bear Brand flavored milk, and all kinds of meals and snacks. 

Mom Ellen Adarna recently shared on Instagram Stories that she drinks her son's leftover toddler milk. Yes, moms even drink leftover breast milk or formula milk, such as Pediasure. Others also admitted to eating food that had their little one's saliva all over it--yes, even the one their kid had spitted out.

3 reasons why moms finish their babies leftovers

It's not just moms, but dads, too. Parents are willing to finish their child's leftovers for the following reasons. 

Masarap kasi.

"Cerelac. Minsan bumibili ako ng isang box para sa akin lang." —Mommy Sarah

"Cerelac. Actually, kinakain ko na din siya kahit di pa tira. Masarap kasi talaga." —Mommy Jamie

"Bear brand strawberry. Sarap kasi nakaka adik lasa. Minsan napapa isip ako bumili na rin kaya ako ng para sakin." —Mommy Gellette

Sayang!

"My own breastmilk. Minsan hianahaluan ko na lang ng chocolate or nilalagay ko sa oatmeal ko." —Mommy Crisanjoy

"Lahat ng sobra niya inuubos ko. Nasasayangan ako magtapon. Yung gatas and mahal kaya iniinom ko talaga pero hindi dinedede." —Mommy Divine

"Mga biscuits na binuksan pero di inubos dahil sayang lalambot. Sinubukan kong ilagay sa isang container ung mga leftover biscuits kaso choosy so LO 'pag 'di bukas na pack. —Mommy Kat

"Yan ang rason kung bakit di na mapigilan ang paglobo ko. Lahat ng tira-tira ng mga anak ko, inuubos ko. Sayang naman kasi itapon, lalo kung naiisip ko yung mga walang makain." —Mommy Christine

"Tuwing ginagawa ko yun at nakikita ng panganay ko, "Yuckkk mommy" lagi ang sinasbi. Kahit kasi yunng tipong niluwa na ni baby pero kinakain ko pa din kase super sayang, kahit ano pang food yun." —Mommy Zanette

Para gayahin ni baby.

"Ginagawa kong uminom sa feeding bottle para magdede yung anak ko. Ginagaya niya kasi ako para matuto siya mag-drink sa bote, effective naman." —Mommy Ghracey

"Yun dinurog na kalabasa kasi kailangan mo ipakita sa anak mo na yummy siya kaya dapat kainin at uubusin." —Mommy Seii

What parents can do to avoid eating all the leftovers

The only downside to eating your child's leftovers, according to many moms, is the weight gain. Daddy Erwin has a solution: "Di ako sumasabay ng kain kasi I'm sure na ako rin ang uubos ng tira niyang pagkain, para di madoble ang kain ko." 

Another mom suggested to keep the servings small, so there are no leftovers. "Sinanay ko ang mga anak ko na konti-konti lang ang kuha at siguraduhing uubusin nila. Pwede namang humingi 'pag gusto pa nila," Mommy Annalyn said.

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